On the Use of Acoustic Cues to Aid Pilot Orientation
Monday, December 2, 1991 3:00 p.m. D. C. Teas KRUG Life Sciences, Inc. and Kent K. Gillingham Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX Spatial disorientation accounts for a substantial percentage of aircraft accidents and nearly all such accidents are fatal. Pilots also report experiencing disorientation during flight without losing control of their aircraft. When disorientation is…